CM Sindh directs to complete 41 schemes by year end

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday decided to arrange extra funds to complete forty-one important schemes by December 31, and priortise constructions, completion and face uplift projects in the next budget.

The chief minister presided over a meeting on next budget to evolve strategy for completion of most important schemes, attended by Minister Works and Services Imdad Pitafi, Chairman Planning and Development M. Waseem, senior bureaucrats and concerned officers.

Chairman Planning and Development M. Waseem informed CM Sindh that 218 road infrastructure development schemes are in progress in Sukkur, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas. CM Sindh directed him to identify important schemes for additional funds to ensure completion by year end.

Furthermore, the committee approved widening of road from Larkana to Miro Khan, Jati to Khurwah, Tando Allahyar to Tando Adam, Deh 170 to Tando Jan Mohammad district Mirpurkhas, Sakrand to Sarhari and from Jhudo Nabisar, and from Matiari to Allahdino Sand in Mirpurkhas

The reconstruction of roads from Moro Manahoon Mithani to Naushehroferoze, Samaro to Jhudo, Rukk to Lakhi, Palijani Station to Tando Jam via Shahpur, and various others.

There schemes includes some bridges and bypasses such as flyovers at railway crossing from Nooriabad-Jhimpir, Birani railway crossing at Tando Adam, Jatia railway crossing in Shahdadpur, overhead bridge at railway crossing in Tando Adam, and over railway line between city and industrial area of Kotri.

The other bridges include the RCC bridge from Shaheed Benazirabad to Qazi Ahmed on Rohri Canal and a bridge between Mithi to Chalhar. CM Sindh also directed P&D chairman to prepare scheme for uplift of important government buildings and district headquarters.